Ming Tian

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ming Tian is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Tian has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ming Tian's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (8 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (4 papers). Ming Tian is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (8 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (4 papers). Ming Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Ming Tian's co-authors include Siyi Pan, Hao Hu, Eunice C.Y. Li‐Chan, Li Wan, Joy Wolfram, Sara Busatto, Sierra A. Walker, Anthony Pham, Xin Fan and Yue Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Ming Tian

43 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Extracellular vesicle-based drug delivery systems for cancer treatment

2019 350 citations Sierra A. Walker, Sara Busatto et al. Theranostics profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ming Tian China	16	663	288	270	263	238	45	1.5k
Ying Zhao China	21	564 0.9×	234 0.8×	145 0.5×	96 0.4×	122 0.5×	85	1.5k
Hongtao Tian China	22	796 1.2×	258 0.9×	234 0.9×	158 0.6×	98 0.4×	78	1.4k
Dong Kee Jeong South Korea	21	649 1.0×	135 0.5×	109 0.4×	140 0.5×	128 0.5×	58	1.7k
Yuanyuan Gao China	22	364 0.5×	224 0.8×	138 0.5×	69 0.3×	155 0.7×	57	1.4k
Kenji Osawa Japan	25	726 1.1×	269 0.9×	158 0.6×	107 0.4×	242 1.0×	62	1.7k
Jieun Jung South Korea	26	774 1.2×	136 0.5×	100 0.4×	246 0.9×	156 0.7×	84	1.9k
Alessandra De Bruno Italy	21	162 0.2×	518 1.8×	87 0.3×	73 0.3×	283 1.2×	66	1.5k
Sumel Ashique India	22	553 0.8×	61 0.2×	256 0.9×	100 0.4×	75 0.3×	134	1.5k
Shigeki Yoshida Japan	28	777 1.2×	140 0.5×	497 1.8×	58 0.2×	393 1.7×	142	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ming Tian

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming Tian

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Chen, Zhang, et al.. (2025). Improved Predictability of Diagnosis and Prognosis Using Serum‐ and Tissue‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles From Bulk mRNA Sequencing in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Medicine. 14(2). e70538–e70538. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Song, Fakun Wang, Shi Fang, et al.. (2025). Cascaded nonlinear down-conversion in poling-free lithium niobate nanophotonic waveguides. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9987–9987.

Tian, Ming, et al.. (2025). A Novel Injectable Cell-Loaded Hydrogel System for Cartilage Repair: In Vivo and In Vitro Study. Tissue Engineering Part A. 32(5-6). 149–162. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Wei, Wenzhi He, Peng Xia, et al.. (2025). Tumor-derived exosomal CCT6A serves as a matchmaker introducing chemokines to tumor-associated macrophages in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 382–382. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Ming, et al.. (2025). Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound promotes proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells to enhance spinal cord injury recovery. Molecular Biology Reports. 52(1). 245–245. 1 indexed citations

Xia, Peng, Xiaolong Xu, Ming Tian, et al.. (2025). Nanobody Engineered and Photosensitiser Loaded Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles Potentiate Antitumour Immunity and Immunotherapy. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 14(4). e70069–e70069. 5 indexed citations

Dong, Liping, et al.. (2024). Interdialytic home systolic blood pressure variability increases all‐cause mortality in hemodialysis patients. Clinical Cardiology. 47(4). e24259–e24259. 1 indexed citations

Li, Zhifen, Jingbo Ma, Ming Tian, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, biological activity evaluation and mechanism of action of novel bis-isatin derivatives as potential anti-liver cancer agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 99. 129613–129613. 4 indexed citations

Li, Zhifen, Ming Tian, Jingbo Ma, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and biological evaluation of bis-chalcone conjugates containing lysine linker as potential anticancer agents. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1288. 135785–135785. 6 indexed citations

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Xia, Peng, Haitao Yuan, Ming Tian, et al.. (2022). Surface‐Engineered Extracellular Vesicles with CDH17 Nanobodies to Efficiently Deliver Imaging Probes and Chemo‐Photothermal Drugs for Gastric Cancer Theragnostic. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(7). 27 indexed citations

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Tian, Ming, Peng Xia, Zhang Chen, et al.. (2022). Multi-omics analysis revealed the role of extracellular vesicles in hepatobiliary & pancreatic tumor. Journal of Controlled Release. 350. 11–25. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Liu, Jiao Guo, Xiaoying Jia, et al.. (2021). Screening and Identification of Lujo Virus Entry Inhibitors From an Food and Drug Administration-Approved Drugs Library. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 793519–793519. 7 indexed citations

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Xu, Qi, et al.. (2021). Application of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Rhabdomyolysis. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 47(12). 3349–3355. 6 indexed citations

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Busatto, Sara, et al.. (2020). Lipoprotein-based drug delivery. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 159. 377–390. 78 indexed citations

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Walker, Sierra A., et al.. (2019). Extracellular vesicle-based drug delivery systems for cancer treatment. Theranostics. 9(26). 8001–8017. 350 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tian, Ming, et al.. (2018). Untargeted metabolomics reveals predominant alterations in primary metabolites of broccoli sprouts in response to pre-harvest selenium treatment. Food Research International. 111. 205–211. 45 indexed citations

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Tian, Ming, et al.. (2017). Hepatocyte Growth Factor Signaling Pathway as a Potential Target in Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas. JOP, journal of the pancreas. 18(6). 1 indexed citations

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Tian, Ming, et al.. (2017). Selenium-Induced Toxicity Is Counteracted by Sulfur in Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica). Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1425–1425. 44 indexed citations

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Tian, Ming, et al.. (2015). Effect of Se treatment on glucosinolate metabolism and health-promoting compounds in the broccoli sprouts of three cultivars. Food Chemistry. 190. 374–380. 106 indexed citations

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Tian, Ming, et al.. (2014). Modified Short-Axis Out-of-Plane Ultrasound Versus Conventional Long-Axis In-Plane Ultrasound to Guide Radial Artery Cannulation. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 119(1). 163–169. 51 indexed citations

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